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完形填空    I was driving to the grocery store on a warm morning in May. I smiled as I watched the golden sunshine 1 on the leaves. It was such a 2 and heavenly time.    My calm was broken, 3, as I rounded a curve (拐弯处). A huge U-Haul truck was coming my way several feet over the center line. I swerved as far onto the side of the road as I could to 4 it. It was followed by not one but two other U-Haul trucks just as 5. I wondered if all the stuff inside of them 6 the same person. I slowed down my car and waited for my heart rate to 7.  It was then that I 8 a self-storage business along the side of the highway, building new units for all the people who couldn't fit their 9 into their houses. I saw a (n) 10 couple carrying boxes into one of the units. It seemed 11 that a couple just out of their teens could already have too much stuff.    I lost my own 12 for owning stuff when a house fire in the middle of the night destroyed everything my family owned. The only thing I had left was the underwear I was wearing. Yet, our whole family had awakened 13 to escape. In the weeks that followed friends and family gave us a lot of stuff to get us back on our feet, but none of it seemed as 14 any more. What was important was seeing Mom's smile, giving Nana a hug and a kiss, and watching Dad snooze(打盹)in his chair 15 a hard day's work. What was important was the stuff of 16,  not the stuff of this world. Since then I have tried to limit the things I 17. I didn't want too much stuff to 18 my life. I wanted to only buy what I needed and to spend my days in learning, growing, and 19 my family and others.    I assumed that only by doing so could I make my 20. （1） A . appreciating B . reflecting C . admiring D . releasing （2） A . refreshing B . delightful C . peaceful D . dynamic （3） A . though B . too C . anyway D . instead （4） A . miss B . reject C . ignore D . desert （5） A . useful B . large C . new D . good （6） A . turned to B . referred to C . reacted to D . belonged to （7） A . beat B . pulse C . accelerate D . follow （8） A . noticed B . thought C . did D . established （9） A . furniture B . boxes C . possessions D . materials （10） A . old B . young C . middle-aged D . small （11） A . curious B . apparent C . certain D . obvious （12） A . hope B . talent C . faith D . taste （13） A . in return B . in turn C . in time D . in vain （14） A . valuable B . significant C . beneficial D . practical （15） A . before B . in C . after D . during （16） A . mind B . hand C . head D . soul （17） A . purchase B . donate C . waste D . need （18） A . put up B . crowd up C . bring up D . set up （19） A . helping B . abusing C . loving D . affecting （20） A . name B . day C . world D . way 答案：（1）B；（2）C；（3）A；（4）A；（5）B；（6）D；（7）D；（8）A；（9）C；（10）B；（11）A；（12）D；（13）C；（14）B；（15）C；（16）D；（17）A；（18）B；（19）C；（20）B；

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